Bonus Photo-set: Esme's Tutu (Patreon)

Back in 2020, when we shot the original Draw reference photos, Esme bought along a tutu to pose in alongside their portrait and life photo sets. When coming to draw at in-person classes Esme was known for wearing wonderfully playful outfits and for being a taekwondo champion - combine that with their life modelling and you arrive at this fabulous set of images. We've been waiting a long time to release them, so I hope that you enjoy them! It's always exciting to see how everybody interprets the images we share and these picture feel like they could be repurposed as reference for everything from graphic-novel fight scenes, to underwater images, to surreal takes on conventional life drawing poses. 

About the model

• Esme's pronouns are they/them
• You can follow Esme on Instagram HERE 
• You can find Esme's portrait and life photosets by following the links. 

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Use the Draw Patreon Navigator to find any of our past photosets and take a look at our blogs on how to gather, manipulate and translate photo reference.

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Guidelines for using the photographs

Please do:

• Download these pictures to your own computers and devices, downloading the Zip files for all images, or saving individual photos.
• Use the pictures to draw, paint, print and sculpt from, being as realistic or creative as you like.
• Share the artwork you’ve made with us and the world - in books, in exhibitions, on social media, or on your fridge.
• Tag us in work you make (@drawbrighton / #drawbrighton) – you don’t have to, but we love to see what you’ve made!
• Edit the photo files as reference for your own drawings - you can change the contrasts, colours and backgrounds to provide more tailored reference for yourself.

Please don't:

• Share these photographs with anybody else – they are between you and us
• Share the photos themselves online – thanks for respecting our models’ privacy
• Edit the photo files themselves for artwork – we want to see original work you’ve made

Thanks!